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Beckett

Beckett Thrives in Pediatric Rehabilitation While Living With Rare Disease

Beckett’s story highlights how pediatric rehabilitation can help children with rare diseases make great gains after experiencing significant setbacks due to illness.

Patient Story

Samra

Back to Books: Samra Rediscovers Reading After Functional Vision Loss & FND Diagnosis

Samra shares more about her journey with FND and functional vision loss — and how OT helped her gain strategies to improve her vision and return to reading.

Patient Story

Pablo sailing

‘Fear Nothing’: Pablo Discovers Adaptive Sports & Community After Stroke

Pablo came to Shirley Ryan AbilityLab for stroke rehabilitation, with a focus on regaining functional and cognitive abilities he had lost, including mobility and speech. During two months of intensive inpatient rehabilitation, followed by several months in outpatient therapy, he made significant progress as he relearned to walk and talk.

Patient Story

Exercise

Exercise During IVF & Beyond

See guidelines, based on current research, to help patients build a strong foundation of safe and effective exercise during IVF.

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Lisa

Lisa’s Story: From Stroke to Self-advocacy

Patient Story

Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks Foundation & Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Debut Renovated Playroom

Players from the Chicago Blackhawks recently stopped by Shirley Ryan AbilityLab to bring holiday cheer to the hospital’s youngest patients.

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Faye and Ganesh

Honoring a Friend & Empowering a Community

Thanks to a generous gift from members Faye Katt and Ganesh Natarajan, the fitness center has a new tool to measure progress more accurately — a body composition analyzer.

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Cheri Blauwet, MD

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Cheri Blauwet, MD, Recognized for Lasting Contributions to Paralympics

At a recent ceremony in New York, Cheri Blauwet, MD, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s chief clinical officer and senior vice president, received the William J. Hybl Paralympic Contributor Award from the United States Olympic & Paralympic Endowment (USOPE).

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Shoveling snow

Shoveling This Winter? It’s ‘Snow’ Problem With These Four Safety Tips

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Sherri

Sherri Embraces Quality of Life & Adaptive Cycling Amid Brain Cancer Journey

Sherri went to Shirley Ryan AbilityLab for intensive inpatient rehabilitation, under the care of physiatrists and therapists with expertise in treating patients with cancer.

Patient Story

Christy

Christy’s Story: Resilience & Reinvention after Spinal Cord Injury

Patient Story

Chuy walking

Celebrating Patient Journeys: Stories of Hope, Healing & Independence

During the season of giving, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is celebrating the rehabilitation journeys of five patients — Chuy G., Mitch W., Michele L., Andrew M. and Tracy D. Their experiences reflect what’s possible when world-class clinical care and scientific discovery come together to facilitate better, faster patient recoveries.

Patient Story